Located two hours north of Cuenca, a large city in population located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 8200 ft above sea level, is the ruins of an old Incan civilization. This Incan ruin is named Ingaprica, originally the Cañaros settled this site but they were concord and the Incas several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in Ecuador rebuilt the city. ( http://www.explorandes.com.ec/culture.html)
Ecuador has been in habited for around 5,000 years. 50 different tribes of Native Americans lived along the coast, the mountains, and the jungle. The tribes were war like which left them susceptible to conquest by other nations and other cultures. In the 15th century A.D they were in fact concord by the Inca’s because of this constant warring. The Inca’s ruled Ecuador for about 100 years. Their civilization was very advanced and many temples and towns were made all throughout the country.
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Located two hours north of Cuenca, a large city in population located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 8200 ft above sea level, is the ruins of an old Incan civilization. This Incan ruin is named Ingaprica, originally the Cañaros settled this site but they were concord and the Incas several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in Ecuador rebuilt the city. ( http://www.explorandes.com.ec/culture.html)Ecuador has been in habited for around 5,000 years. 50 different tribes of Native Americans lived along the coast, the mountains, and the jungle. The tribes were war like which left them susceptible to conquest by other nations and other cultures. In the 15th century A.D they were in fact concord by the Inca’s because of this constant warring. The Inca’s ruled Ecuador for about 100 years. Their civilization was very advanced and many temples and towns were made all throughout the country.